White Sox's Jayson Nix hits homer same day as brother Laynce

ANAHEIM — White Sox infielder Jayson Nix has faced enough competition in his life to not be consumed with trying to keep up with older brother Laynce.

That's why the two brothers didn't bring up the fact they became the fourth brother tandem this season to each hit home runs on the same day.

"We're a lot different players," Jayson Nix said Wednesday night, one day after he and his brother chatted following their home run achievements.

Jayson hit two home runs Tuesday to help the Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels, and Laynce hit a home run in Cincinnati's win over Houston.

"We have plenty of competition in our games, much more than between each other," Jayson said. "We just talk about helping each other as much as we can."

Jayson, 26, is two years younger than Laynce. They played together at Midland High School in Texas, but there were little similarities. Jayson is a right-handed-hitting infielder who needed seven minor-league seasons before reaching the majors.

Laynce is a left-handed-hitting outfielder who reached the majors in just a little more than three seasons and hit 14 home runs in 2004 with Texas but has battled injuries.

That spectrum of results has helped Jayson look up to his older brother when the two live together in Dallas in the off-season.

"I was always around him and his friends growing up [in Midland] and playing against guys who were older, bigger and stronger than me throughout my life," Jayson said. "It's been very helpful."

The other brother tandems who have hit home runs on the same day were San Francisco's Bengie Molina and St. Louis' Yadier Molina (on April 7 and May 5), San Diego's Adrian and Edgar Gonzalez (April 26) and Cincinnati's Jerry Hairston and San Diego's Scott Hairston (May 19).